The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-03

Budd's case, found Mr.. Anderson voting
with the Democrats for acq1ittal, while
the four Republicans presented for the
first and only time solid front for con-
Yiction.
It is said that the reason one Democrat
went back on Mr.. Bernhamer on the first
ballot was he failed to introduce any
character witnesses. This must have been
the cause. as there was no direct testimony
produced against him on the trial.
I'VE had the hottest time in considering
Mr.. SPANS case" said q Juror. "The
Republicans fought him harder
than any of the rest of defendants. They
seemed determined to get him convicted
and offered to vote to acquit nearly every
body else if the Democrats would sacrifice
him, but this we would not think of do
ing. As for me would have died there
first"
1t seems that Juror King felt very bitter
toward Mr.. Spaan for some reason or
other, and he said everything possible.
and offered to make any sort, of
concessions as to the others
in order to get him convicted. But
when the vote vss taken, Mr.. Nichol-
SOD voted with the Democrats for acquit-
tai.
As to John L. Reardon, there was
unanimous feeling for his acquittal from
the start, aud in the case of John n.
Councilman, it only took a short talk
from Mr.. Fulvider 10 convince every Juro
that he should also be acquitted, and when
vote was taken every ballot read, mot
guilty."
Only thirteen ballots were taken
in all, but it was evident
that bad there been hundred
every Democrat would have been as firm
as a rock, and there is little probability
that there would have been a change Of
any kind,
HOW THE RESULT WAS RECEIVED.
1t was not many minutes after the Jury
was discharged until it was generally
known in public places, and it at once be-
came the all absorbing topic of the hour.
Of course it was conceded everywhere that
it was political fight in the jury box
well as everywhere else, and the remark
that ''the Democrats had proved themselves
loyal and true to principle and right" was
made very frequently. There were, of
course, good many Republicans who ex-
pressed their regret that no one was found
guilty, but many of the more liberal of
them Endorsed the action of the Democrats
and some of them went so far as to wish
that the Republican jurors had joined
them.
The defendants were congratulated
upon every hand and Mr.. Coy was sur
rounded all tie evening by crowd of ad-
graduated him Oh the result.
Captain Eli Ritter was of course greatly
depressed and chagrined. He desired a
| wholesale conviction and declared him.
self confident that there would be at least
four or five of the defendants found guilty.
Bill Henderson has gone to an Eastern
| watering place fer his health and he prob
ably has not heard the news yet. Sol
| Claypool knows all about it. however, and
| NJ q incnlfc6 a v IN m
upon hearing that he voted to acquit the
defendant, NOW you had better go home
and not show yourself again" he received
this rejoinder: THAT is Just what would
have done, sir, if l had voted to convict
those innocent men,"
There is a good deal of speculation
as to when another trial will be had.
Judge Woods says he does not know him
| self. There is, however. an almost unan-
| imous sentiment, outside the Committee of
| Ore Hundred, that the cases should be
promptly nollied, as it is evident
that there can never be a conviction.
District Attorney Sellers, who was feeling
very blue over the: resalt, left last night
for Monticello without saying what course
the government will pursue in this regard.
PEN PICTURE OF THE JURY ROOM.
In:the windows of the Jury room where
the jury was located, the jurors could be
seen sitting in their shirt sleeves. Yester'
| day afternoon a Sentinel reporter took a
birds eye view of the situation from a
window in the Thorpe Block. Juror
Stone was occupying one of the windows
| all by himself, and his expression indi-
Gated that his mind was made
up and that he proposed
to stand by his convictions
let come what might. In another window
was seated Jurors May aud King. Mr..
King seemed to be doing the talking, while
| Mr.. May was shaking his head in the mega
tive. Just little back of Messrs. May and
King and nearer the center of the room
were standing Messrs. Bowen of Laporte
and Anderson of Cass. Bowen was doing
the talking and he evidently was speaking
in earnest, for every minute or two he
would stop gesticulating long enough to
wipe the perspiration from his forehead.
In another part of the room Juror Full.
wider, of Columbus, and Ezra Wood
of Upton, were conversing appsrantly upon
business topic. While they were thus
engaged they were joined by Juror Hunt,
of VermDlion, VINO came up smiling.
Juror Nicholson was not seen but it was
| supposed that he was laboring with
Mr.. Dinsmore, who was lying upon cot.
Afterwards when the reporter
passed the most of them
were seated in the window and either
smoking cigars or reading country news
| papers.